title: [Significance and testimonial value of hemo-genetic legal identification with special reference to DNA analysis].
abstract: 175 hemogenetic expertises on the identity of ostensibly jumbled blood samples were analysed. In 4.5% of the cases a genetically qualified non-identity was found, although an erronous mixing-up of samples could be excluded. A major problem may arise when the expert witness has to find out whether a non-identity is due to either genetic or to artificial reasons. A battery of conventional blood group systems as well as highly informative DNA polymorphisms is a powerful tool in discriminating between both reasons and enables the expert to reach a decision.
authors.affiliation: Labor für forensische Blutgruppenkunde, Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Stadt Dortmund.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Henke
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hummelsheim
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henke
mesh_terms: D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D000431:Ethanol
vernacular_title: Zur Bedeutung und Aussagekraft des hämogenetischen Identitätsgutachtens unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der DNA-Analyse.